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Marthe Robin (13 March 1902 in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure, Drôme, France – 6 February 1981 in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure) was a French Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatist [1] [2] and foundress of the Foyers de charité ("Charity homes") association.
Marthe Robin, who was born in 1902 and whose life spanned the 20th century, radiated with a love that transfigured her life. During the 79 years of her life marked by illness and the progressive paralysis of her whole body, she was a witness to the triumph of love over suffering.
- The Passion of Christ and The Stigmata
- Her only Food, The Wafer
- The Gift of Advice
- Fighting The Demon
Over the course of her life, suffering from an extremely debilitating illness, Marthe Robin was more and more united with Christ. She offered all her suffering to Jesus out of love and gradually Christ gave Himself to her, bringing her into the intimacy of His sufferings, more particularly of the Passion. From 1930 on, Martha received the invisible...
Martha's disease (encephalitis) worsened over the years, and paralysis spread. It was this paralysis of the muscles that prevented her from swallowing. Yet, inexplicably, Martha could still swallow the wafer, which became her only food. In an equally incomprehensible way, Martha remained alive for more than fifty years without receiving any other f...
Marthe received about 100,000 people in her small room in Châteauneuf de Galaure. The many testimonies that relate these encounters overlap with Marthe'sexceptional listening skills. She had an extraordinary memory and a gift of understanding of the soul of every person she met. She could thus have an inspired word for each visitor. Marthe Robin's ...
As are often those who belong fully to Christ, Martha was pursued all her life by demonic attacks. She always remained in trust in Jesus. Like Saint Padre Pio, Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint John Bosco or the Curé d'Ars, Martha had to face evil directly. The demon's attacks, visible and invisible, went so far as to reach her body. In these moments, M...
First and foremost, Marthe Robin, the great French mystic, touched her many visitors with her infectious joy, her lively spirit and her closeness to each person. Meeting her was like coming into contact with the goodness of God.
Discover Marthe Robin, a great mystic of the twentieth century. She lived all her life in Châteauneuf de Galaure, feeding only on the Eucharist. She founded the Homes of Charity present today on four continents. Declared Venerable in 2014, her cause of beatification is in progress.
The essentials about Marthe Robin. HER LIFE. Nothing predisposed this young woman of the Drôme countryside to become one of the central figures of the spiritual renewal of the Church in France. She radiated with a love that transfigured her life that spanned the 20th century. +. HER MESSAGE.
WHO IS MARTHE ROBIN? Marthe Robin (1902-1981) is one of the great French spiritual figures of the 20th century. Struck with illness from her youth on, this farmer’s daughter received in her house more than 100,000 people.
